Sad fact of the matter is that the only joy this phone is bringing for me is the humour it is generating, yet I feel good many people were hoping for something better than just a phone as Commodore v.2.0's next product. I hope the next one is better than this otherwise I can soon see myself losing interest in Commodore unless the next release really knocks it out of the park. I am very happy with my Ultimate, I just hope that this is not the last thing I will want to purchase from them.
I find it an absolute joke, the price they want for this is just insane. Never have I paid more than 200 notes for an unlocked android phone and I could not care less if this has Commodore branding or not. I really love my C64 ultimate but to see this as the next product aside from the slim c64 ultimate makes me wonder have they already lost the plot as to what Commodore fans actually want. If people want it then fill your boots but it does nothing for me except worry as to what the next product in the pipeline will be?
Who does not love that the entire collection is called crap 5 mins into the video, nice way to appreciate all the people who donated things. Personally, I would not give him the drippings out of my nose and any retro stuff I have will be sold on so that I can enjoy the benefits rather than pass those benefits onto someone who does not deserve them.
@MARl0 by that stage it will be someone else's problem as they will do whatever they like to maximise their holdings for the shareholders. Also by that time it will be an issue for the Goverment to contend in regards to the jobless as companies will owe nobody any alligance except the shareholders as they will simply say it is all part of doing business. It will eventually end up with just 2 companies existing, each owning 50% of everything and the job of the head of each company will be to see how they can buy out the other.
The Ai genie is out of its bottle and no amount of screaming at the sky is going to do anything about it. Sooner or later it will come for almost everyone's jobs as company owners Worldwide will not give a toss about their workforce, only the cash they can save by not having one. Hollywood will become nothing but an I.P holding area with various companies licencing out their stars likenesses, voices, stories and settings to companies which will enable anyone to create whatever movie they want from their own prompts. Sooner rather than later you are going to have people who once worked not doing anything as their will be nothing to do.
I see my local council and others repeatedly keep attempting to revitilize the high street with each and every instance being a complete waste of time, effort and more importantly money.
The heady days of 70s/80s busy high streets are now just history as the high street of today are nothing but coffee places, take aways and charity shops.
It has been decades since I have bought a magazine from Smiths (the last one I can remember was Bizarre, and that must have been 20+ years ago) or the like as 95% of my reading material is all digitial with the other 5% being books bought from ebay or charity shops.
Should Smiths close, my only concern is where will the post offices go that are now housed in them or will this be something those who buy the stores will need to carry on?
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Re: "We Listened" - Commodore Reduces The Price Of Its Forthcoming Callback 8020 'Dumbphone'
Incredible endorsement eh?
Riiiigggggghhhhhhht.
Then if this is the case, why did I get that email the other day that basiclly said gowan buy one pllllleeeeeeaaaasssseeee?
No chance.
Re: "This Isn't Your Granny's Flip Phone" - Commodore Defends Its $500 Dumbphone
Sad fact of the matter is that the only joy this phone is bringing for me is the humour it is generating, yet I feel good many people were hoping for something better than just a phone as Commodore v.2.0's next product.
I hope the next one is better than this otherwise I can soon see myself losing interest in Commodore unless the next release really knocks it out of the park.
I am very happy with my Ultimate, I just hope that this is not the last thing I will want to purchase from them.
Re: Poll: So, Will You Be Buying Commodore's Callback 8020 Flip Phone?
I find it an absolute joke, the price they want for this is just insane.
Never have I paid more than 200 notes for an unlocked android phone and I could not care less if this has Commodore branding or not.
I really love my C64 ultimate but to see this as the next product aside from the slim c64 ultimate makes me wonder have they already lost the plot as to what Commodore fans actually want.
If people want it then fill your boots but it does nothing for me except worry as to what the next product in the pipeline will be?
An 8 track player or a shredder?
Re: "I Lost Myself" - Nostalgia Nerd Opens Up On "Starting Again"
Who does not love that the entire collection is called crap 5 mins into the video, nice way to appreciate all the people who donated things. Personally, I would not give him the drippings out of my nose and any retro stuff I have will be sold on so that I can enjoy the benefits rather than pass those benefits onto someone who does not deserve them.
Re: Random: AI Taking Game Industry Jobs Is OK Because Of Pac-Man, Says The New York Times
@MARl0 by that stage it will be someone else's problem as they will do whatever they like to maximise their holdings for the shareholders.
Also by that time it will be an issue for the Goverment to contend in regards to the jobless as companies will owe nobody any alligance except the shareholders as they will simply say it is all part of doing business.
It will eventually end up with just 2 companies existing, each owning 50% of everything and the job of the head of each company will be to see how they can buy out the other.
Re: Random: AI Taking Game Industry Jobs Is OK Because Of Pac-Man, Says The New York Times
The Ai genie is out of its bottle and no amount of screaming at the sky is going to do anything about it. Sooner or later it will come for almost everyone's jobs as company owners Worldwide will not give a toss about their workforce, only the cash they can save by not having one.
Hollywood will become nothing but an I.P holding area with various companies licencing out their stars likenesses, voices, stories and settings to companies which will enable anyone to create whatever movie they want from their own prompts.
Sooner rather than later you are going to have people who once worked not doing anything as their will be nothing to do.
Think I will put my feet up.
Re: Despite Its Recent "Rebirth", All Is Not Well In The World Of Commodore
@FPGAguru Dunno, I was kind looking forward to Commodore branded kids toys that could then be bought and sent his way.
The commodore college fund might be a step too far mind.
Re: This Man Now "Owns Commodore", But His Use Of Generative AI Has Some Fans Worried
Wonder if there will be any Commodore related baby/toddler toys that can then be purchased by viewers and then given to him as freebies?
Re: With The 233-Year-Old WH Smith's Future In Doubt, We Could Be Losing A Gaming Print Media Institution
The high street is simply dead.
I see my local council and others repeatedly keep attempting to revitilize the high street with each and every instance being a complete waste of time, effort and more importantly money.
The heady days of 70s/80s busy high streets are now just history as the high street of today are nothing but coffee places, take aways and charity shops.
It has been decades since I have bought a magazine from Smiths (the last one I can remember was Bizarre, and that must have been 20+ years ago) or the like as 95% of my reading material is all digitial with the other 5% being books bought from ebay or charity shops.
Should Smiths close, my only concern is where will the post offices go that are now housed in them or will this be something those who buy the stores will need to carry on?
Re: Tech Boffins Are Simulating The Raster Scanning Of Old-School CRTs On Modern Hardware
@Damo thanks for the reply
Thought it might be worth asking.
Re: Tech Boffins Are Simulating The Raster Scanning Of Old-School CRTs On Modern Hardware
Speaking as a total non-tech head, with this in place, would it be possible to use old school light guns which need a crt to work on modern TVs?
Re: The Rocky Horror Picture Show Is Being Adapted Into A Retro-Style Platformer For Halloween
Not the first time it has been the inspiration for a game, though, is it?
There was the original Rocky Horror Show released by CRL way back in 1985 for the Speccy, C64, Amstrad and the Apple II.